Topic: Who's building what at the moment? (Read 324931 times)

The Old Fart · « **Reply #650 on:** March 21, 2018, 02:23:34 pm »

Quote from: Martin (Admin) on March 20, 2018, 09:59:24 am

So what are you:

1. Building at the Moment?

2. Planning to finish soon?

3. Hope to finish this year?

1. Building Speedline Shannon.

2. 2-3 months time.

3. Not without the missing or faulty parts I don't.

Howard · « **Reply #651 on:** March 21, 2018, 04:06:11 pm »

Finishing my Canning then back on to my SD14 then three north east tugs to build big ones 1:24 scale then in ten years time I'll post another lol.
Regards Howard.

terry horton · « **Reply #652 on:** March 21, 2018, 04:18:26 pm »

1....Refurbishing a MH&B Seekadette bought as a pigs ear off E-bay for £350
2....Almost finished a Customs Cutter Sentinel bought as a part started, half kit off E-bay for coppers.... contacted Model Slipway to purchase the fittings for it and they were most helpful.

Working at the Kitchen table as its too nippy in the shed..... I'm allowed to display the Seekadette on a long narrow console table even though its not finished.... must be good !

Regards
TH

Baldrick · « **Reply #653 on:** March 21, 2018, 05:10:41 pm »

Quote from: terry horton on March 21, 2018, 04:18:26 pm

1....Refurbishing a MH&B Seekadette bought as a pigs ear off E-bay for £350
2....Almost finished a Customs Cutter Sentinel bought as a part started, half kit off E-bay for coppers.... contacted Model Slipway to purchase the fittings for it and they were most helpful.

Working at the Kitchen table as its too nippy in the shed..... I'm allowed to display the Seekadette on a long narrow console table even though its not finished.... must be good !

Regards
TH

Did the Seekadette come with any steam plant ?

terry horton · « **Reply #654 on:** March 21, 2018, 05:26:25 pm »

Yes .... a brand new Cheddar Vee Twin and boiler.... perhaps a little under powered but at £350 for the whole lot I didn't baulk at it.

I'm about to get it tested at the Swindon Model Boat Club.... hopefully this weekend at the first of their Lakedays of the season.

With no experience of Steam the original builder decided to fit an electric motor to get the boat on the water quickly, so the engine was supplied untouched as purchased from Cheddar... as I said the build was an absolute pigs ear pigs ear and has taken considerable reworking .

When I got the boat home I stripped off all the brass fittings, soaked the hull and superstructure in the bath until it fell to pieces, then assessed a full rebuild using new mahogany and lime.
I believe some of the original wooden parts were of apple/pear which has an almost scale, very fine grain but I'm happy with what I done so far.

Kind regards
TH

cos918 · « **Reply #655 on:** March 21, 2018, 08:33:28 pm »

1 Mv Celestine
2 dont know
3 hope so

John

RST · « **Reply #656 on:** March 21, 2018, 11:27:59 pm »

Quote from: Martin (Admin) on March 20, 2018, 09:59:24 am

So what are you:

1. Building at the Moment?

2. Planning to finish soon?

3. Hope to finish this year?

1: Stand-off model of MV Rassay
1: Invented version of "Crane Barge i or ii" -I'll call it iv or v or summit like that
1: Freelance shelter deck trawler based on Amera Vac Formed mouldings -just found out the original boats had IV Inverness links!

2: All of above
2: 44" Sangsetia PX11 -long term project now!

3: All of the above bar Sangsetia

F Flintstone · « **Reply #657 on:** March 22, 2018, 07:03:26 am »

1/ Taken a 1/200 FG hull of the "Bismark" and turning into a 1/48 model of a circa 1900 steam yacht.

2/ Hull nearly done, doing superstructure now so in the water this summer.

3/ See above.

FF

ChrisF · « **Reply #658 on:** March 22, 2018, 01:39:18 pm »

Making progress on a Fairey River Cruiser prototype and have cut out the timbers for a Swordsman ready for building. Then will start cutting out the timbers for a Huntsman 28.

Hopefully all will be completed this year!

Chris

derekwarner · « **Reply #659 on:** March 22, 2018, 09:34:18 pm »

.....and FF says.............1/ Taken a 1/200 FG hull of the "Bismark" and turning into a 1/48 model of a circa 1900 steam yacht.

This will be very interesting.......the two do have a few certain similarities'...namely they both have a hull

Mind you, I will probably humbly eat my words when you post some images

Derek

ballastanksian · « **Reply #660 on:** March 22, 2018, 10:46:09 pm »

I think it will be very very sleek, and with the right funnel etc, will be more rakish than the battleship

F Flintstone · « **Reply #661 on:** March 23, 2018, 07:55:21 am »

Its a bit different, the beam/length ratio is correct for a steam yacht of that era, I got an old book from the states that has lots of pictures in so its a mix of styles, its had a new bow, and the prop shafts are flared in, all existing portholes sanded out. She is called "Sheena Dee" and has a true scale length of 316.8 ft and a beam of 43.52 ft, twin funnels, two masts, will try to upload some pics. FF

ballastanksian · « **Reply #662 on:** March 27, 2018, 09:50:46 pm »

Please do FF

morley bill 1 · « **Reply #663 on:** March 27, 2018, 10:20:49 pm »

1 graupner Bernhard gruben 2 Waveney lifeboat 3 both if I'm lucky .......Bill...

F Flintstone · « **Reply #664 on:** March 28, 2018, 12:09:55 pm »

This is the "Sheena Dee" its based on the 1/200 hull of "KM Bismarck" it will be a modern day replica 1/48 of a gentleman's steam yacht circa 1900s, you can keep your "Sunseekers, Fairlines, Azimuts etc" for the bathtub

so apologies to the purists, for my interpretation of how I see a new build to look like. I have made a few mistakes, the main one is the bow thruster a little too far back, lack of space in the bows is my excuse

.FF

Neil · « **Reply #665 on:** March 28, 2018, 08:43:22 pm »

an amazing transformation.......was sceptical of it working, but it looks good.........well done for your forethought.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #666 on:** March 28, 2018, 09:06:45 pm »

I expected a smaller yacht of the sort you might find on Windermere. She looks good, definitely still sleek

surfer71 · « **Reply #667 on:** April 24, 2018, 11:31:52 pm »

Id post some pictures if I can work out how to post them up??

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #668 on:** April 24, 2018, 11:49:42 pm »

See: http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,23.msg635074.html#msg635074

surfer71 · « **Reply #669 on:** April 25, 2018, 11:43:06 am »

Yep .... sadly tried that.. it doesn't like my log in details.. so I clicked the I forgot my password so as to reset it.. it then didn't like my email even though it's the only one i got..

Oh well.. Text it is.. Well Facebook to be honest easy there..

thanks anyway Martin.. see you at a show

So I am building a boat..
and another one

and a Sail boat sorry no pictures

and I am looking for a resto wood project of a nice basic boat if any one has one kicking around cheap!! for my 10 year old to learn on... as he has seen me do things and I don't want to help him on this he's got to work it out now he's seen me.. ( well you know all 10 year olds know every thing.. LOL )

James59 · « **Reply #670 on:** May 04, 2018, 07:29:06 pm »

Hi all

Currently finishing the Hachette "HMS Hood" - starting the rigging, all sub assemblies built, I've had to scratch build replacements for some of the white metal parts which were poor (long story), majority of the painting complete, display stand underway.
I'll post some pics when its done.

I have a couple of 1:32 WW1 aircraft kits on the go - bought cheap to refine my detail work and airbrush technique. I enjoy these kits as a break from the big stuff so there will always be a couple on the go, I recently invested in some Wingnut Wings Kits which are the best, can't wait to start them.

Next project will probably be one of several 1:350 scale kits of British warships - HMS Repulse or HMS Warspite

My next big build will probably be the Italeri S100 Schnellboot.

Waiting in the wings are the Revell Flower Class Corvette kit with Great Little Ships Upgrade kits, HMS Monitor HMS15 and the Deans HMS Hannibal but they are for the future.

Sounds like I'm busy but now that I'm retired I can crack on.

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #671 on:** May 04, 2018, 07:59:38 pm »

Southern Sailor · « **Reply #672 on:** May 04, 2018, 08:00:12 pm »

Hi James 59. Referring to your aircraft kits, I'm on the lookout for 1:144 Hellcats or Vaught Corsairs. Any leads? I have three of each for my HMS Goliath which is nearing completion but need some more to fill the deck a bit more. I may build these extra from the sketches on the plan. Cheers. Brian

James59 · « **Reply #673 on:** May 04, 2018, 09:31:29 pm »

Hi
Hannants are your best bet, I've attached the web address below, I had a quick look and AFV Club have a new kit out this year which you could pre order. Couldn't see a hellcat but there are a lot of Manufacturers out there and Hannants have most of them covered.

https://www.hannants.co.uk

Hope this helps

Andyn · « **Reply #674 on:** May 05, 2018, 03:12:34 am »

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